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Thanks to a cognitive bias known as asymmetric insight, we tend to think we know other people better than they know us — or even that we know other people better than they know themselves.

Hey friends! I'm getting my wisdom teeth out next week and will be down for the count the first week of August. I'm looking for folks who want to might be kind of new to podcasting / Anchor and want to riff about some random-ass thing and then get to pitch their own stuff / show to my pretty amazing audience!

My best friend Rebecca is one of the ~5 % of people on Earth to have witnessed the phenomenon of BALL LIGHTING. Obviously, I made her tell me all about it.

Researchers in Switzerland have solved the mystery of an ancient text which includes medical writings believed to be penned by Galen and letters that represent the earliest known private correspondence between Christians (and, incidentally, the earliest known review of fish sauce).

"Indelible pencils" or copying pencils were popular for a time in the 1870s because they made it possible to easily make copies of handwritten documents. Which would have been great — except they turned out to be poisonous. ☠️

Happy #7ElevenDay! If you don't have one in your neighborhood but you want a Slurpee, just wait! It's said that a new store opens somewhere in the world every 2 hours. While you wait, listen to today's ep on the franchise's history.

Technically, you can turn in your social security card and renounce your U.S. citizenship just because you want to. But maybe don't.

Squeezing limes for margaritas? Beware phytophotodermatitis ("margarita burn"). Lime juice contains phytochemicals that make your skin hypersensitive to the sun's UV rays and have been known to cause second-degree burns.

Whether you believe it was aliens or not, the story of the Roswell incident (which began 71 years ago this week) is a great example of how traditional folk narratives develop. (Follow LMGT on Instagram to see the original animation made for this episode by instagram.com/dissent.is)

Call in with your theories but also: exciting things are coming so please follow LMGT on Instagram! ✨